Archaeological investigations, undertaken as part of a programme to restore St George's Church, Bloomsbury, to its original Hawksmoor splendour, involved the removal of 871 triple lead-lined coffins from within the crypt and monitoring works within the churchyard. The elaborate named coffins of upper middle class parishioners provided a valuable opportunity to greatly develop the new field of post-medieval coffin analysis, and to integrate historical, archaeological and osteological data in order to build a vivid picture of this population. Over 90 per cent of coffins were named, which...
Archaeological investigations, undertaken as part of a programme to restore St George's Church, Bloomsbury, to its original Hawksmoor splendour, invol...
This edition provides a step-by-step guide to implementing particular methodologies, while simultaneously encouraging a strong awareness of philosophical assumptions.
This edition provides a step-by-step guide to implementing particular methodologies, while simultaneously encouraging a strong awareness of philosophi...
When he moved to the mountains of Andalucia in 1999, the first housewarming present John Gill received was a telescope. While small - a three-inch aperture reflector, nicknamed Cleo, after its donor - it rekindled a childhood fascination with astronomy and set him on a journey into both space and time. From a rooftop terrace half a mile above sea level in the Serrania de Ronda mountains, he began locally, with the Moon, but soon found himself at the limits of the solar system. With Cleo's reach failing, he hitched aboard a variety of other craft - from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to...
When he moved to the mountains of Andalucia in 1999, the first housewarming present John Gill received was a telescope. While small - a three-inch ape...